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Friday, November 11, 2016

Fun Moments in Travel - Episode 5

We had been planning a
special trip for the end of the school year in 2013 to Kings Dominion. When the time finally came, it was during a
hurricane. Sure, we could reschedule for
another time but what fun would that have been?
We left as planned and headed over not knowing what we would run
into. When we got to the park, it was
closed. No problem, we headed over to
the hotel, got changed into swimsuits and went for a swim in the indoor pool
for the afternoon. For dinner, we went
to (take a guess) Dave and Buster's! It
wasn't in our plans but with the park closed, what else were we to do?

The next morning, we
checked the website to see whether or not Kings Dominion would be open. It was still raining but was expected to
clear up in the afternoon. There was no
update so we headed down to breakfast with hopeful hearts. When we called a bit later in the morning,
the message stated that they would be open!
We headed out the door and got to the park shortly after opening.

There was no traffic and
we parked so crazy close to the entrance. When we crossed through the gates into the
park, there was hardly anyone there. It
was still raining, more than a sprinkling but less than a shower so some rides
were closed but the roller coasters, what we were there for, were open! Ben and little one weaved through the corrals
to get to the coasters with literally no wait.
As soon as they came off one, they went on another one or rode the same
one again. It's the closest we've ever
been to a park open just for us and we enjoyed every moment of it!

In the early afternoon,
the rain stopped and the people came. It
was a lot more crowded but we had gotten on every ride we wanted to and more
already. We were able to head back later
in the afternoon having ridden more than would have ever been possible had we
waited for a better weekend. Where most
people would have looked at a weekend trip during a hurricane as a disaster, we
were able to see it for what it was, one of the best weekends we've ever had!